Bridge to Terabithia / Most do země Terabithia

Premiéra (Premiere): 16.2.2007 (USA)
Režie (Direction): Gabor Csupo
Produkce (Produced): Tim Coddington, Kevin Halloran, Lauren Levine, Hal Lieberman, David Paterson, Meyer Shwarzstein
Scenář (Scenario): Jeff Stockwell, David Paterson, Katherine Paterson
Hudba (Music): Aaron Zigman
Kamera (Camera): Michael Chapman

English / Anglicky

Based on Katherine Paterson's young-adult novel and filmed in picturesque New Zealand, Bridge to Terabithia has lessons to impart about empathy and self-expression, but the tone is never heavy-handed. Jesse (sleepy-eyed Josh Hutcherson, Zathura), a fifth-grade loner, lives in the country with his parents and four sisters, including pesky May Belle (Bailee Madison), who adores him. His strict father (Robert Patrick, The Terminator 2) works in a hardware store. Money is tight and classmates make fun of his hand-me-downs, so Jesse finds refuge in running and drawing. Everything changes when two writers and their daughter Leslie (wide-eyed AnnaSophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) move in next door. Leslie is faster than all the boys, which initially puts Jesse off, but the two soon bond over their love of make-believe. In the forest, they find a creek that can only be crossed by rope. Leslie names the land on the other side Terabithia, where they imagine themselves rulers of the kingdom. Jesse and Leslie also connect with their unconventional music teacher, Ms. Edmonds (Zooey Deschanel, Elf), who encourages their creativity. Despite the tension at home, Jesse's personal life is finally coming together when the unthinkable happens. Will he revert to his anti-social ways or will he grow from the experience? Though aimed at all ages, pre-school students may find Terebithia's creatures frightening. For grade-school kids and up, however, there's much to savor in this smartly written, sensitively acted film. 
Kathleen C. Fennessy

Czech / Česky

Film je adaptací celosvětově úspěšného bestselleru Katherine Patersonové Bridge to Terabithia, koprodukovaný dvěma předními filmovými studii Walt Disney Pictures a Walden Media, která se nedávno podepsala pod celosvětově úspěšným kinohitem Letopisy Narnie: Lev, čarodějnice a skříň. Dva hlavní představitelé, Jess a Leslie, vytvoří imaginární království Terabithia, plné kouzelných bytostí, v kterém se stanou králem a královnou. Pod tvorbu nádherných paláců, mystických bytostí a zázračné přírody se podepsalo oscarové studio Weta Digital ve Wellingtonu, Nový Zéland, z jehož dílny vyšly kinohity jako Pán Prstenů 1-3, King Kong a mnohé další. Film je celovečerním debutem talentovaného režiséra, který má na svém kontě nominaci na Oscara a cenu Emmy - Gabora Csupa. Film se stejně jako Pán Prstenů 1-3 natáčí ve West Aucklandu, na Novém Zélandu v lesích Riverhead.